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Anonymous

18 Apr 2019

Career

I've graduated for nearly a year without being able to find a FT job. Recently I got a job offer that does sales, which I'm not keen on doing. Should I just accept this offer?

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Yes, never know if you never try! Sales is the only job that can break the income ceiling, it all boils down to how hard you work or the way you're able to market the product etc. You don't have a choice unfortunately since you've been jobless for a year, that's v long! Beggars can't be choosers.

For a fresh grad, I would say - take what you can first. Learn the ropes, be active in your job search still, but use the time to earn money and also formulate your next step!

Besides, there are things to be learnt on every job, be it:

  1. Sales and negotiation skills
  2. People skills
  3. Team work
  4. Developing professionalism

Jeff Yeo

04 Jan 2019

amateur Social contributor at School of social sharing

You didn’t mentioned what sort of sales role.

I think sales is a very good field to enter. The Commission pay out can be better than your base in some cases. If you grow yourself into a regional role you can travel around as well.

You learn people management skills As well ! How to handle schedules, how backend sales operations, how to handle difficult customers.

Steph Yeo

19 Dec 2018

Auntie Uncle Whisperer at Agency for Integrated Care

I think you should, just to get some experience of sales and of course the income that comes with it. But don't lose yourself-- continue to look for jobs that you like and go for sth you're more keen in when the opportunity arises. Do ask if there's a minimum period you have to be in this sales job though. It'll be horrible to have to sign a 2-yr contract or sth

Gabriel

19 Dec 2018

Undergraduate at National University of Singapore

Since you've been unemployed for nearly a year, just take up the job offer first to earn some income...

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